Lopes, António M.Machado, J.A.Tenreiro2016-12-142015-12-15http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/8798This paper addresses the dynamics of an N-link planar pendulum in the perspective of fractional calculus. The proposed methodology leads to a novel point of view for signal propagation as a time-space wave within the system mechanical structure. Numerical simulations show the effectiveness of the approach both for signal visualisation and limit cycle detection.engN-link pendulumSignal propagationFractional calculusDynamical systemsLimit cyclejournal article10.1080/00207179.2015.1126677